Sentences with phrase «as educational decisions»

Who will be responsible for making decisions about the child's life (such as educational decisions)

Voucher proponents frequently argue that accountability ultimately lies with the parent as the educational decision - maker, but parents can not make truly informed decisions about their children's education without adequate information about how schools serve students and families.

Not exact matches

Although consultations are one on one, guidance provided by Fidelity is educational in nature, is not individualized, and is not intended to serve as the primary or sole basis for your investment or tax - planning decisions.

The Fixed Income Analysis tool is designed for educational purposes only and you should not rely on it as the primary basis for your investment, financial or tax planning decisions.

«It became pretty clear that Apple needed a set of educational materials so that Apple employees could learn to think and make decisions as if they were Steve Jobs.»

«In no way will Amazon's decision slow our pursuit of a strong growth agenda for Baltimore, as we work to attract new investment, quality job opportunities, and importantly, new residents to a city celebrated for its diversity, and its rich higher educational, athletic, cultural, medical, and maritime assets.

Guidance provided by Fidelity is educational in nature, is not individualized, and is not intended to serve as the primary or sole basis for your investment or tax - planning decisions.

A free product trial, on the other hand, may not be as educational in nature, but it's still a very valuable offer for existing leads you're trying to nurture and who are closer to making a purchasing decision.

Nor is the problem that he went so far as to argue that the Court should «ignore» both the fact that the voucher program was initiated in response to a severe educational crisis in the Cleveland public schools and the fact that parental decisions about how to spend their vouchers were voluntary.

According to Ramirez, Christians who opt for homeschooling or private schools should see their educational decisions as a way to deepen their family's faith.

Generally, a right to custody includes decisions as to where the child lives, health issues, educational and religious choices.

«I've revised, updated and written many a hospital policy and procedure and find Penny's Guidelines to be educational as well as research based and empower her workers to utilize their knowledge to help them make the best decisions for patient care at the time.

As a result, educational or support programs play a crucial role in shaping mothers» knowledge and views, enabling them to make informed decisions about infant nutrition [15].

By prioritizing nutrition as part of a culture of health in educational settings and in funding and policy decisions, policymakers can ensure that students have access to nutritious food.

The Nigerian Army as the «Best Public Institution in Nigeria of the Year Award», to THE NIGERIAN, was the collective decision of its fans and readers to commend all the officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their relentless sacrifices in combating terrorism, extremism and separatism within the rules of engagement and best human rights convention in its pursuit of defending the territorial integrity, sovereignty of the state and the numerous corporate social responsibilities like provision of pipe borne water, educational support, medical assistance to various communities and the internally displaced persons in Nigeria, as well as sanitation exercise and construction of roads.

Prof. Obilade disclosed that the award of the honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science to Chief Obasanjo was a unanimous decision of the TASUED's Governing Council upon the overwhelming recommendation of the University Senate, to appreciate Chief Obasanjo for his unalloyed support to the University, contributions to the educational development of Nigeria and his selfless service to humanity as a whole.

«That, the NUT, Kaduna State Wing wrote a letter to you, appealing to your conscience to rescind the decision above, but as usual, you ignored the letter and went ahead with your avowed determination to impose your will against the consensus of bonafide stakeholders in the educational sector.

The heaviest will be her decision to send her son James to a private, fee - paying school, a position she herself described as «indefensible» and «intellectually incoherent», given her position on the left and her criticism of Tony Blair and Harriet Harman for making the same educational choices.

But at the same time, he said families should have as much information as possible to make their educational decisions.

Today, he says, «educational decisions have been moved as far as possible from the classroom.

Not only does it substantiate educational placements and planning decisions, but it also serves as indispensible evidence if a case is being heard for due process.

The central focus of professional development and training for teachers and principals should be the educator (teacher or principal) who as a person lives and works within an educational, social and political context in differing ways and engages in curriculum decision making and leadership in unique ways that must be respected and celebrated — there is no sense in a «one - size fits all» approach to training and development;

As Bailey writes, «[A] n entrepreneurial education landscape... is one in which [government and foundations] help remove barriers to entry for quality providers and think deeply about the impact their policy or philanthropic decisions will have on the broader educational marketplace and potential investors or entrepreneurs in the field.»

Drawing on participant observation among, interviews with, and resurveys of the same people surveyed in 1999, she is now examining how the parenting, gender socialization, educational experiences, academic achievement, and academic interests they had as adolescents shape their decisions about work, transnational migration, childbearing, parenting, health habits, and elder care now that they are young adults.

It is quite clear that policymakers, as well as educators, place considerable value on economic evaluation in their decisions about educational decision making (Greenstone, Harris, Li, Looney, & Patashnik, 2012).

Rather than discussing the hypothetical, we'll show how other schools have already changed the decisions they've made and demonstrate that the green option is often the best option for schools, from an economic and educational standpoint as well as an environmental.

RE-1 ruling, a unanimous decision that interpreted idea as requiring that a disabled student's «educational program must be appropriately ambitious in light of his circumstances.»

When it comes to setting educational standards, only 36 percent of the general public think the federal government — as opposed to state or local governments — should play the largest role in these decisions.

Texas was studied in the issue paper because the state exemplifies a national trend toward using statewide exams as a basis for high - stakes educational decisions.

Within a country's educational system, the relevant institutions and policies include the ways in which a society finances and manages its schools, how a society assesses student performance, and who is empowered to make basic educational decisions, such as which curricula to follow, which teachers to hire, and what textbooks to purchase.

Diversity Challenged, edited by noted researcher Gary Orfield, forecasts that affirmative action's legal and political future may turn on a single question — whether or not the educational value of diversity is sufficiently compelling to justify consideration of race as a factor in admissions decisions at colleges and universities.

From teacher evaluation systems to value - added modeling to the recent Vergara decision in California, reformers have increasingly focused on selecting, measuring, developing, evaluating, and firing teachers as the key to educational improvement.

«With today's concerns about growing educational disparities, we carry an even greater responsibility as educators to make decisions and take actions that contribute to more equitable educational opportunities for children and families in and out of school.»

Complex questions of learning and development require just as complex modes of investigation and practice, which can be formulated by the collaborative work of those studying cognitive and neurobiological phenomena in laboratories, those observing learning in classrooms, and those making educational decisions in Capitol Hill.

Previously the Bill covered only children and young people identified as having a special educational needs; the decision to include disabled children has been warmly welcomed by the voluntary and community sector.

At ISTE, we believe that we have to pick up the slack as the [Bill] Gates money for educating educational leaders and decision - makers in technology leadership goes away.

The coverage gained helped to bring to the attention of key educational decision makers just how valuable D&T is as a subject within the curriculum.

For schools, the decision signaled that courts would prefer leaving management of troubled students to educational professionals as long as they abide by the law.

In the build - up to the tests, parent groups Save Our Schools NJ and United Opt Out NJ spearheaded a vocal PARCC opposition movement, encouraging parents to opt out as a way to get a seat at the table with educational decision makers.

The work of High Scope Research Foundation in it's longitudinal study of preschool children and adult decisionmaking as well as the longitudinal work of the ABCDerian and Chicago Parent Child Centers which confirms High Scope's findings, are not well known by educational decision makers despite the high quality of the research and the repercussions of itheir findings.

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

Each year, the IB gathers educational leaders, decision makers and practitioners from schools, universities and governments, as well as students, to discuss and develop ideas on international education.

For the same reason that accepting a scholarship moved families from the object of a conversation to the subject of a conversation about educational opportunity, these same families» decisions to leave one school and to keep their child enrolled in a school of their choice for as long as the option is available are, in my opinion, examples of «the complete school choice journey.»

Principals and superintendents face complex decisions: ensuring safety, ensuring the continuation of the educational program, and maintaining political neutrality, even as they also must support students» right to expression.

Engaging parents and community as partners in the educational process and decision - making; and

Other studies of preservice teachers» decision making have used the TPACK framework as a basis for understanding their choices when completing design tasks during educational technology courses or during fieldwork experiences in general education classrooms.

«As educational technologies emerge and evolve, it is essential to use a critical eye toward the specific tool affordances when making decisions about instructional practice.»

Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up survey held October through December provides an easy way for students, parents, and educators to participate and inform local decisions about technology, as well as contribute to the state and national dialogue about educational technology.

«It is important for the U.S. Supreme Court to take this case, as the Ninth Circuit opinion ignores 20 years of precedents on special education law and represents yet another example of a federal agency exceeding its authority over educational decision making,» NSBA Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel said.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.